Most recent woods are off the Curbs from Yearly Tree trimming vs Farms and Clearing X Builbing initially. Since the close wooded Farms with surplus wood, we have gone to Overgrown Neighborhood Trees. The Tree Trimmers will Load you or help you get the wood home vs Paying what it cost them to Dump Wood.

This has been A Good Experience!

I have been Blessed on too Many Experiences From not Having Supervised Guidance.

Hey bud , 6 " hardwood is as small as I wood go . Split in half and seasoned it will give adequate btu's and allow sufficient coals for longer burns . 12 " - 16" is optimal for my needs , when split in quarters it provides substantial size wood for proper seasoning . Down south you may find it tougher to find 12" + hardwood , hard wood pallets are a good substitute . Good luck friend !